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Fig. 1: This icon should already reside on your desktop. Double click on it.

Fig. 2: See that icon labeled Add Network Place? That's what we want to do.

Fig. 3: The name of your network place is your webpage name preceded with "dav."

Fig. 4: Input your username and password

Fig. 5: Enter the name you want to bookmark this location as. The default is usually good enough.

Fig. 6: An example of what a Web Folder looks like. In many ways, it acts just like a folder on your own computer!

Fig. 7: You'll find your new Web Folder saved under your Network Places.

Using WebDAV with Windows 2000

For clients using Windows 2000, the ability to use WebDAV is already built into your system, where WebDAV Web Folders are known as Network Places. Chances are, you're already familiar with the icon pointing to this residing on your desktop. To begin, double-click on this icon.

If you've never set up a Network Place, the window will look pretty bare, but an icon labeled "Add Network Place" should be there. That's exactly what we want to do, so double-click on the "Add Network Place" icon.

The Windows system will take you through a wizard to configure your Network Place. After you're done configuring this, the system will save your preferences, so you should only have to go through this once.

The first thing it prompts you for is the location of the Network Place. This will depend on the name of your website hosted with us. Unless told otherwise when your WebDAV area was set up, it's the name of your website with http://dav. prefixed to it, e.g.,

• if your website is test.everyhost.com, the location of your Network Place is probably http://dav.test.everyhost.com
• if your website is myowndomain.org, the location of your Network Place is probably http://dav.myowndomain.org

You get the picture. Enter the name of your Network Place, http://dav.... and all, in the dialog, and click Next >.

If you entered the right location, the system will prompt you for a username and password. Enter your username and password here. If you're on a computer that's not shared with other people, you may also select the box marked "Save this password in your password list". That way, you won't have to type in your password the next time you access your Network Place. However, this means that anyone else with access to your computer will be able to modify your website. If unsure, leave it unchecked. Click OK.

If you entered the proper username and password, you're almost done. The next dialog asks for a name to give this Network Place. The system will save this location under the "My Network Places" folder so you don't have to go through this setup the next time around. It defaults to the network location; unless you feel like naming it something else, go ahead and accept the default. Click Finish to connect to your Network Place.

A new window should pop up at this point, showing you all of the files currently stored on your website. If you haven't created your web page yet, it'll be empty. Also, if you look in your "My Network Places" window, you should find a new icon there with your newly set up Web Folder.

Your Web Folder works almost exactly like a folder that resides on your own desktop -- you can copy, move, rename, and delete files in the normal manner you usually do on your Windows machine. There are a few exceptions, however:

• You cannot directly modify any files in your Web Folder. If you want to edit them, you must first copy them to your computer, edit them, then copy them back to your Web Folder.
• Deleted files will be deleted immediately instead of moved to the Recycle Bin. Files which are deleted from your Web Folder are not recoverable.

Troubleshooting

I don't see any icon labeled My Network Places on my desktop.

You're probably not using Windows 2000, but another version of Windows. See our tutorial on setting up WebDAV on Windows 95/95/ME.

After I type in my Network Place location, the system tells me "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another."

• Make sure you typed your location correctly, including prepending your domain name with http://dav. if necessary.
• Were you given a different name other than the standard http://dav.... format when you signed up? If so, use the location given to you.
• Not all web areas have WebDAV configured for them. Send us a message that you'd like WebDAV access to your area; we'll be happy to set it up for you.